Name:____________________________ Date: ____________________________

QUICK PLACEMENT TEST

Section 1Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. (1) Roberta _____ from The United States.a) are b) is c) am d) be

(2) Whats _____ name?a) -b) his c) himd) he

(3) My friend _____ in London. a) living b) livec) livesd) is live

(4) Where _____?a) works Tomb) Tom worksc) Tom does workd) does Tom work

(5) I _____ coffee.a) no likeb) not likec) like dontd) dont like

(6) _____ to Australia, Ginny?Yes, two years ago.a) Did you ever gob) Do you ever go c) Have you ever beend) Are you ever going

(7) Tokyo is _____ city Ive ever lived in.a) the most bigb) the biggerc) the biggestd) the more big

(8)A vegetarian is someone _____ doesnt eat meat.a) who b) what c) whichd) whose

(9)_____ these days.a) I never a newspaper buyb) I never buy a newspaperc) I buy never a newspaperd) Never I buy a newspaper

(10) I _____ watch TV tonight.a) am b) go to c) going tod) am going to

(11)I wish I _____ more money!a) haveb) hadc) would haved) was having

(12) _____ be famous one day?a) Would you likeb) Would you like toc) Do you liked) Do you like toSection 2Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank. (13)Its my birthday _____ Friday.a) onb) in c) atd) by

(14)I _____ eighteen years old.a) amb) havec) have gota) -

(15) I _____ a headache.a) amb) doc) haved) got

(16) Do you _____ a uniform at your school?a) carryb) wearc) used) hold

(17) What time is it?Ihave no _____.a) ideab) opinionc) answerd) time

(18)The meal was very expensive. Look at the _____!a) ticketb) receipt c) invoiced) bill

(19) How many _____ of trousers have you got?a) itemsb) pairsc) setsd) times

(20) Joel came back from his holiday in Brazil looking really _____.a) tannedb) sunnedc) colouredd) darkened

Section 3Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.(21)Harry can _____ English.a) to speakb) speakingc) speak d) speaks

(22)Im not interested _____ sports.a) forb) aboutc) in d) to

(23)She likes _____ expensive clothes.a) wearingb) to wearingc) weard) is wearing

(24) Harry _____ his fathers car when the accident happened.a) was drivingb) drovec) had drivend) has been driving

(25) I was wondering _____ tell me when the next plane from Chicago arrives?a) could youb) can youc) if you couldd) if could you

(26) If I _____ him, I would have spoken to him, wouldnt I?a) sawb) had seenc) have seend) would have seen

(27)I like your hair. Where _____?a) do you have cut b) have you cut itc) do you have cut itd) do you have it cut

(28)I think Joey must _____ late tonight. His office light is still on.a) have workedb) workc) be workingd) to work

(29) John tells me Jacks going out with Helen, _____ I find hard to believe.a) whichb) whoc) whosed) that

(30)What _____ this weekend, Lance?a) will you dob) are you doingc) will you have doned) do you do

(31) The weather has been awful. Weve had very _____ sunshine this summer.a) littleb) a littlec) fewd) a few

(32) Did you hear what happened to Kate? She _____.a) is arrestedb) arrestedc) has been arrestedd) is being arrestedSection 4Choose the best word or phrase (a, b, c or d) to fill each blank.(33) I usually _____ up at about 7.30.a) gob) bec) dod) get

(34)I _____ football every week.a) playb) goc) dod) have

(35)My sister _____ the cooking in our house.a) doesb) makes c) cooksd) takes

(36)Dont forget to _____ the light when you leave the room.a) turn upb) turn in c) turn offd) turn over

(37)She was in _____ when she heard the tragic news.a) cryingb) tearsc) criesd) tearful

(38) He _____ that he hadnt stolen the computer, but no one believed him.a) reassuredb) informed c) insistedd) persuaded

(39) Could you _____ me that book for a couple of days, please?a) lendb) owec) borrowd) rent

(40) Greg is _____ a lot of time at Yvonnes house these days!a) takingb) spendingc) havingd) doing

Answer sheet

Student: _____________________________________________________________________Instructor: Maria Cruz Yahuira.Centre: ______________________________________________________________________

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